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After running into a police roadblock and having his unregistered car impounded, Hugh is offered an unusual way out of his predicament.

Jot Davies reads Hugh Thomson's account of his 1979 road trip through Mexico to Belize, aged 18 and without knowing how to drive.

After running into a police roadblock and having his unregistered car impounded, Hugh is offered an unusual way out of his predicament - a job as a translator in a remote sawmill.

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Wed 11 Feb 2009 00:30

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  • Tue 10 Feb 2009 09:45
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